Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Yo, Adrian!

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

In Wilmington's hip Trolley Square neighborhood, a utility box has been repainted to resemble a classic gumball machine.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.